on the plus side, their owners' teams all won

QB Mark Sanchez (Winehausfrau): -3 points
Giants D (Winehausfrau): -2
Titans D (Montana): -2
RB Lendale White (Taxmen): -1
WR Nate Washington (Steel Curtain): 1 catch, -22 yards, 0 points

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one (more) for the record books

Tom Brady's 6 touchdown passes were one shy of the record, shared by:

* Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 14, 1943
* Adrian Burk, Philadelphia vs. Washington, Oct. 17, 1954
* George Blanda, Houston vs. N.Y. Titans, Nov. 19, 1961
* Y.A. Tittle, N.Y. Giants vs. Washington, Oct. 28, 1962
* Joe Kapp, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Sept. 28, 1969

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a band of hardy souls

The weather in Boone, N.C., last Saturday night, site of the latest band competition for the Cavalry's bugler: high 30s, wind about 20 mph, some snow. Band may be for geeks, but it's not for sissies: their day started at 9 a.m. and ended at midnight.

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unnatural phenomena

After narrow victories, Winehausfrau and the 9th Mississippi Cavalry are leading their respective divisions.

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mind your manners ... always.

Nine months after skidding to salvation on the icy Hudson River, passengers of Charlotte-bound Flight 1549 have their say in a book being released today, one that contains an intriguing hypothesis: A key reason the evacuation of the jetliner went so smoothly was because it was largely populated by Southerners.

Read the whole story here .

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how does this tie look?

Depends on your perspective. The Monday night game left Weapons-Cavalry and Steel Curtain-Taxmen all knotted up. You know what happens after that.

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battle of the benches

The two leading receivers for the week -- Miles Austin (24 points) and Roddy White (22) -- could only sit and watch as their owners (Flaming Chickens and Shiners) did battle. Adding further insult to injury was that the Chickens' bench outscored the starters, 57-56.

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once upon a midnight dreary ...

So in Baltimore on Sunday they buried Edgar Allan Poe again. Or rather, they gave him a more fitting funeral, since only a handful of people attended his services in 1849. Here is his obituary in its entirety as it appeared in The Baltimore Sun on October 8, the day after he died:

“Death of Edgar A. Poe. – We regret to learn that Edgar A. Poe, Esq., the distinguished American poet, scholar and critic, died in this city yesterday morning, after an illness of four or five days. This announcement, coming so sudden and unexpected, will cause poignant regret among all who admire genius, and have sympathy for the frailties too often attending it. Mr. Poe, we believe, was a native of this State, though reared by a foster-father at Richmond, Va., where he lately spent some time on a visit. He was in the 38th year of his age.”

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while the taxmen were busy giving glory to Favre in the Highest ...

... The commish caught the last few minutes of Ben Roethlisberger's pro-wrestling appearance. He brought along the Steelers offensive line, and the ending was very much the guilty pleasure: Big Ben and the boys prevent the bad guy from beating a hasty retreat, bad guy loses, Steelers celebrate with the good guys as the crowd in Wilkes-Barre goes bonkers. 

To elaborate further would only confirm to league members that the commish remains an occasional pro wrestling fan, a trait that Mrs. Commish finds completely unnerving.

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i'm with the band

You know your kid's a band geek (and happy to be one) when she buys a T-shirt that says, WHAT THE HECK IS THE FOOTBALL TEAM DOING ON THE MARCHING BAND FIELD?

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